Condiment-holder.



T.F. LAGY. CONDIMENT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1010.

Patented J an. 2 1, 1911.

INVENTOR 790M175 E 400%,

WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY$ To all 'it may concern;

THOMAS E. may, or slow; CITY, IOWA. r g

' CONDIMENT-HOLDER.

."Ap plication filed May '14, 1910. Serial No. 561,323.

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. LACY, citizen of the United States, and aresident of Sioux City, in the county of Woodbury and State of Iowa,have invented an Imroved Condiment-Holder, of which the ollowing isaspecification.

. Myinvention is an improvement in that i elass of condiment-holdersWhich are pro- .VldGd. w th two .or more compartments,

adapted for holding a corresponding number of different condiments, suchas salt and pepper. l

My invention is embodied in the improved construction, arrangement, andCOIl'lblIltltiOIl of parts hereinafter described, and illus-' trated inthe accompanying drawing, in

' Figure-1 is a perspective view of mydmproved condiment-holder. Fig. 2is a, central' longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is alongitudinalsection on the line 3 3 of Fig. ,2.' Fig. 4-is, across section on theline yv indenting or grooving'the body, as shown J 1 4-4 of Fi 2. Fig.5' is a perspective view .25

of the-'kno serving. as means for adjusting the valve of thecondiment-holder.

The body -1 of thev condiment-holder is cylindrical and rovided with aconical perforated'top 2. ear the top, the body 1 is rovided with ashoulder 3', whichv is formed in Figs. 2 and 3.

Below the shoulder 3,there is arranged a longitudinal partition 4 havinglaterally as inclined wings or' top portions 4, which are provided w1thopenings as shown. This partition divides the main portion of the body 1longitudinally into two chambers or I 4 is preferably so. hat the bodyofthe thickness, as shown in com artments ada ted to receive difi'erentcon iments, and the'same may be discharged through the openings in thewings 4, from which they pass through theopenings in the top 2. Theartition 4 with its wmgs f drmed of a single sheet of tin or other thinmetal, b doubling the same on itself at the midd e of its length,

ig. 2. The partition is held in place, that is to say, with its'wings 4in contact with the Ipartition has double shoulder 3, by means .of theinserted bota tom 5, the lower end of the partition resting in atransverse groove in said bottom, as shown in Fig. 2. The bottom isprovided with two openings, one for each of the compartments, and corks6, or other forms of stopper, are inserted therein.

In the'top portion or compartment of the condiment-holder I arrange aswinging valve 7, which is pivoted in the upper angle of the partition4, that is to say, midway between its wings 4. This valve is attachedSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 24,1911.

to a rod 8 which is journaled in the sides of the body 1 and providedexteriorly with a milled knob 10, for use in turning it to the right orleft for closing one or the other of the openings in the partition wings4". The inner side of the knob 10 is provided with grooves adapted toengage a slight projection 11 on'the side of the body, such groovesbeing arranged in such order or relation that thevalve 7 may be adjustedand locked in-anyof three positions; that is to say, the valve may beadjusted to the left to close one compartment, or to the right to closethe other, or centrally, as shown by substantially as describe fulllines in Fig. 2, whereby both openings are left clear. In Fig. 2, thevalve 7 is shown in the neutral position, or midway between thedischarge openings of the respective compartments, and the arrowsindicate the throw or direction in which the valve may be moved.

It will-be seen that all the principal parts of the condimentholder maybe struck u out of thin sheet metal and that the part1- tion may beinserted and *heldin place withoutsoldering or riveting, solely by meansof the inserted bottom 5, which, ofcourse, requires to be secured insome suitable manner.

lVhat I claim is i 1. The improved condiment-holder comprisin a hollowbody havin' a shoulderment with said shoulder, and an inserted -bott0mwhich holds the spartition in place,

.2. The improved con iment-holder comprising a hollow bodyhaving-circumferen Which it is held supported in due position nilinternal rib near its top, a central longiin contact with the aforesaidshoulder, subtudinal partition formed of a sheet of metal stantially asdescribed. .,doubled upon itself and its upper ends ex THOMAS F. LACY. 5tended laterally and provided with open- I Witnesses:

ings, and .an inserted bottom upon which. E. J. Bunnns,

the lower end of the partition rests and by EDD C. WILLIAMS.

